THE 41ST BOARD
CHAIR
JULIAN FENBY
The Chair is the face of the board and thus of the association as a whole. If SES is presented in a public setting, the Chair is responsible for talking, welcoming members and external partners, and introducing the association to the faculty. The Chair leads the Board Meetings, General Assemblies, and Think Tanks. For these events, the Chair writes the agendas, working together with the Secretary, who writes the minutes. The Chair also keeps the long-term goals, as well as the standing regulations of the association in mind. Within the board and during board meetings, the Chair takes up the role of the mediator, trying to keep all perspectives into consideration when deciding on an issue.
OFFICE SHIFT: MONDAY
SECRETARY
SINÉAD DE VISSER
The Secretary is the administrative backbone of the association, as she is responsible for managing the official email accounts, board@ses-uva.nl and info@ses-uva.nl. This means that she is the first point of contact for members, the University, other study associations, and, alongside the External, for partners as well.
As such, she will always be in close contact with not just your Chair, but also the rest of the Board since they all rely on her to be able to carry out their work as effectively as possible.
Additionally, the Secretary is in charge of the website and its maintenance, which can be a very time-consuming job just by itself.
During Board Meetings, General Assemblies, and Think Tanks, it is her job to take the minutes as accurately as possible in order to keep the transparency of the association as clear as possible.
The Secretary is also Vice-Chair of the association and is expected to take over in case the chair is unable to do so.
OFFICE SHIFT: TUESDAY
TREASURER
PARI MEHARUNKAR
The treasurer takes care of the association’s financial well-being. This means that they create an annual budget for the association at the beginning of the year, and then keep track of and approve the expenses and revenues throughout the year. The treasurer needs to be very diligent and concise in their work, since they have to record every transaction and make sure that committee- and event-specific budgets are financially sound. Simultaneously they also need to make sure that they have a general oversight of the association’s financial capacity at any given moment. In a nutshell, the treasurer’s responsibility is centred around bookkeeping – which boils down to having an eye for detail, being excel-savvy, and being consistent in their work.
At the General Assemblies, the treasurer presents the financial realisation to its members, where deviations from the budget, potential difficulties, and positive developments are explained to the members.
OFFICE SHIFT: FRIDAY
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
NEDA STRELCIUNAITE
The Commissioner of Internal Affairs' main task is to be the point of contact within the association. From including new members as much as possible to keeping up with older members.
Besides this, the internal is also available for any concerns about SES that come from our members.
The more concrete task of the Commissioner of Internal Affairs is taking care of all social media channels of the association. This includes Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The Internal is supported by the Media Committee to help with designing posts and taking pictures, and videos at events.
Additionally, the Internal also deals with the SES Weekly Newsletter.
OFFICE SHIFT: WEDNESDAY
COMMISSIONER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
NINA GINARD
The Commissioner of External Affairs is mainly tasked with being in contact with the Association's external partners. Whereas the Internal is the main contact point from within the association, the external is the main contact point from outside the association.
Thus, the external has to be constantly on the lookout for new potential partnerships and collaborations with other associations.
Additionally, the external has to uphold the existing external relations that have already been established, such as staying in contact with our borrel locations or compiling the necessary booklist for Athenaeum Bookhandel for the semestral booksale, among others.
OFFICE SHIFT: THURSDAY